Nature Talks

Native Trees of California | Speaker: Morgan Stickrod

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Morgan Stickrod for a lecture on “Native Trees of California.” He has previously given us lectures on the...

Bobcats in the SF Bay Area: Biology & Ecology of a Native Mesocarnivore | Speakers: Zara McDonald & Alys Granados

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Zara McDonald and Alys Granados, two researchers with Felidae Conservation Fund, for a lecture on...

The ‘Ribbit’ of Pacific Chorus Frogs: There’s More Than Meets the Ear | Speaker: Dr. Alejandro Velez Melendez

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park were pleased to welcome Dr. Alejandro Velez Melendez from San Francisco State University as our December speaker...

Poisonous Birds & Chemical Defense in New Guinea Birds | Speaker: Dr. Jack Dumbacher

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Dr. Jack Dumbacher from the California Academy of Sciences. He presented his lecture Poisonous Birds...

Biodiversity and the Extinction Crisis | Speaker: Dr. Krista Kemppinen

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Dr. Krista Kemppinen for a talk on “Biodiversity and the Extinction Crisis” on...

Where Have All the Monarch Butterflies Gone? | Speaker: Kim Young

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcomed Kim Young, a Xerces Society Ambassador who discussed the Western Monarch butterflies, their migratory...

The Return of the Wolf | Speaker: Amaroq Weiss

The Friends of San Pedro Valley Park welcome Senior West Coast Wolf Advocate Amaroq Weiss from the Center of Biological Diversity as she relates...

The Botany of Spring | Speaker: Dr. Nathalie Nagalingum

Spring is the time to look at and enjoy flowers. Dr. Nathalie Nagalingum from the California Academy of Sciences takes a closer look at flowers. Different...

The Beauty & Complexity of Evolution: A focus on Arctostaphylos & its Relatives | Speaker: Dr. Tom Parker

January’s program brings the eminent Dr. Tom Parker to begin our 2021 life sciences series to discuss manzanitas and their relatives with an emphasis on...

Habitat, Ecology, and Life Cycles of Fungi: “What is a Mushroom, Anyway?” | Speaker: J.R. Blair

J.R. Blair, December 12th, 2020 - December’s program is for all those folks interested in fungi and mushrooms. These fruiting bodies pop up out of the...